New Years!

Our new year is already off to a great start...

We partied it up with some family on New Years Eve and had lots of fun. We ate food...unfortunately it wasn't very good food...thanks to my nacho cheese disaster. Note to Self: Try out the recipe before deciding to make it for company.  We enjoyed some way overdue sparklers! (We bought them with Misty & Russ on the 4th of July, because we were dying to do them and then ended up waiting 5 months to actually use them.) And yes, as you can see, we struggle. Our logic was that we could just do normal 2's and then flip the picture...didn't think about the fact that when they flip, they say 2102. We enjoyed playing/watching the kids play Just Dance on the Wii. By eleven our place was quiet and empty but I insisted that Tyler had to stay up and wasn't allowed to go to bed before midnight. We watched the ball drop and drank us some bubbly! No pictures (besides the firework ones taken by Misty) because I thought I had lost my SD card for my camera :( turns out it was where I had it all along.

On new years day we went to church and it was our first week as Sunbeam teachers. We got to move up with some of our nursery kids to primary. It was a fun new experience for us and they're super cute. In sharing time we had learned about choices and consequences...one of the examples of a good choice was cleaning their room...so when we got to class that was definitely engraved in their minds, because when we asked them what they liked to do for fun they said things like clean their room and pick up their toys...haha. Guess their parents will be pleased? Hopefully they will learn something from us...at the end of class Tyler asked them if they remembered what they had just learned and they all shook their heads no. Looks like we're going to have to step up our game. For dinner we had fondue, which is a Schaefer family New Years tradition...one of my favorites!!! Only now at our house, we do it better without any gross shrimp!

On Monday Tyler had to go back to work, but I had the day off so I went to a movie with my family. We went and saw War Horse because my dad has been dying to see it. I loved it! I expected that I would, but didn't expect it to be quite as good as it was. I know a bunch of people who thought it looked so boring (including my husband) but its far from that. Its a pretty long movie and I hate long movies...even if I'm enjoying them I usually get super anxious for them to be over  but I didn't feel that way at all in War Horse. I didn't cry, but it definitely gets to your emotions. After the movie I was thinking about it and decided that it was the best movie I'd seen all year. And then I realized the year had just started so that wasn't saying much, haha. So I guess we'll see if any movies can beat it this year. After that we went to dinner with the family and then called it a night! Spending time with family is always great!

As you can see...Nate really loves pictures.

Next week we will start school up again, which I dread but am also really excited for. Last year at this time we weren't in school because life was just too crazy, so I'm excited we will be going this semester because it means we're one step closer to being done...unfortunately we still have lots of steps to go but progress is always good! Tyler finally has a major and is all done with his generals so that has made things a little more exciting!

I told Chelsey a few weeks ago that I feel like 2012 is going to be a year of change. I honestly have no clue what is going to change, I'm not even sure why I think it, but for some reason I just do, so I guess we will see!!! It is 2012 so who knows, maybe the world will end ;)

My Blogging Skills Sometimes Suck.

Yep, I said it cuz its true. Again, so much to say because I don't do this too often.

What's new in the world of Tyler & Nicole world you ask?

Oh...ya know...just that yes, we're going back to school! Hooray for school! I can't wait to be done...so I'm glad we're actually going to go this semester!

Tyler started an ebay business...he's no ebay rookie and has already done plenty of buying and selling, but this stuff is more official and consistent. He's pretty excited that he's making more every day on ebay than he makes all day at work!

We had a fun slumber party last weekend with Mccall, Chaston, and Brinley...they are some of our cute nieces and nephews! We had lots of fun eating popcorn, watching "Up", and playing beauty parlor. I don't think my hair has ever had so much attention...3 stylists all at once and probably 8 or more new do's! I wish I would have taken pictures!!!


WE BOUGHT A HOUSE! ...okay, maybe not, but I can dream. Working in real estate will really do that to a girl...that and having a boss who is constantly harassing you (in a good way of course) about why you haven't bought one yet, because its such a good time to!!! Unfortunately, I'm not so sure its the right time for us just yet.

All summer we've been enjoying going to Owlz games. My family finally joined us for one 2 weeks ago. We had a great time!!!

I also went and saw The Help with all the girls! It was lots of fun & I loved the movie!!!

My Dream Home

I believe I jinxed myself by posting about crickets and how one was once on my bed. Well shortly after I was sitting on my bed doing some good old homework and out of the corner of my eye, I saw something black moving. I sometimes see things that I think are bugs...I'm sorta paranoid like that. So I didn't panick at first, but then it moved more into my line of vision and I freaked out. Luckily I had a quilt laying on my bed and it was on the quilt, not my actual bed. So after I calmed down a little bit, I knocked the quilt onto the floor which meant I no longer knew where in it the cricket was. I begged my little brother to come downstairs to find it and kill it for me, but he wouldn't. Thankfully hours later my mother came to the rescue--the cricket was still hiding int the blanket. The next morning I woke up to find a spider on my floor in almost the exact spot the cricket was. Eww. I hate bugs. They are one of the few reasons I don't like fall.

In case you don't believe me, I managed to get proof.


I decided I need to live somewhere bug free!

...do you remember this guy?

 ...or this movie?

It's pretty much official, I want my own Bio-Dome, but mine will have absolutely NO bugs in it.

Thank you Pauly Shore for the great idea.

A Word of Advice

Just a word of advice...when your Grandma just died, it doesn't matter if it's from cancer or not...Charly is not a good movie to watch if you don't want to cry your eyes out. I don't know what I was thinking, I didn't think it would be a problem since I've seen this movies numerous times and have only cried in it twice. Tyler & I watched it yesterday, he might deny it--but he chose the movie! I did cry in it, but nothing more than a few tears at first. It wasn't til the movie had basically ended that I found myself sobbing uncontrollably. Never the less, I still love this movie and the book still remains one of my all time favorites--I have a good portion of the book memorized, its pathetic. I'll just remember to never watch this movie after someone I love has just died.

On a happier note, I finally convinced Tyler to start another TV series with me, we love finding new shows to watch together, and I've been trying to convince him to try this one for months. I have already watched the entire series, but was more than ready to watch it again. The series is Veronica Mars. My Uncle Matt, got me hooked on it several years back at a family reunion down in St. George, and I have loved it since--sadly though, there are only 4 seasons so I am forced to watch the same ones over and over. So far his critique would be that it doesn't solve enough for him...but having watched it myself, I am trying to convince him to stick with it, because so far everything he's seen is just setting up for everything bigger to come!

Events from the Weekend

My weekend basically rocked.

Tyler and I went to dinner with Mitch & Chels at Costa Vida.

Then we went with them down to Tyler's parents in Santaquin and watched Sherlock Holmes on their projector screen. It was a very good movie I thought. I hadn't seen it yet and although I was exhausted it kept me awake!

Saturday I had work. Yay! ugh... but then as soon as I was off it was Seven Peaks time! woot. woot. It was my first chance to be in the sun this summer and I loved it. I was way worried about getting burned though & caked on the sunscreen, unfortunately it kept me from getting even the slightest tan. This year I bought a season pass though so will have plenty of time for more sun! Seven peaks has a great deal for passes for students so I decided it would be well worth the money to have one. (I'm looking for friends/family to come with me on my days off work...so if you're up for a day at Seven peaks...you should seriously let me know!) After a day in the sun Tyler and I saw Date Night. I was a little disappointed in it, I didn't think it was as funny as the previews had made it up to be, but still a good movie I thought.

Sunday Russ & Misty had us over for dinner, we played Uno, watched the Thunderstorm (love them.), and watched Kung Fu Panda. Tyler & I hadn't seen it and loved it. Probably the best movie of the weekend in my opinion. All in all, I had a pretty great weekend and am already waiting for the next one to be here. The weekend makes the week well worth it. Especially now that it is summer. 

And in other news....

Kevin and Page celebrated their one year anniversary Sunday! I can't believe it has already been a year since this.

And my best news of all? It is OFFICIAL my friends. July 22 I will be on my way to the ever-so-fabulous Island of Hawaii. Oahu to be more specific. We booked our flight last week & I can't wait. Time for some new great swim suits & summer clothes I think!

Hawaii is a great excuse to right?

                                                                                           

Memorial Weekend

Long weekends are wonderful but never long enough.

Friday: consisted of family bowling. sadly, we took no pictures :( nobody brought a camera.

Nathan and his friend were with us and made it a requirement to dance after each bowl. My moves were lame. Tyler had some great ones when he wasn't too shy to bust them out. Nate and Brady's moves were very funny. They even busted out some Michael.

Saturday: Tyler and I went to a bbq at Chels & Mitch's cute new house. It was lots of fun. We enjoyed their company and appreciated the invite. We watched this movie:

I thought it was pretty good...Tyler on the other hand, slept thru it. So it looks like he is going to have to watch it with me again...haha.

Sunday: Church. Movies. Relaxin. Great dinner. Nice walk. Nice drive. Nice Day.

Monday: Family BBQ with the Bullock's. Visited the Pleasant Grove Cemetary. Dollar Movie to see Bounty Hunter for time #2 & Betos, seemed a good idea at the time but I have one word for it, gross.

 My dad cleaning Grandma and Grandpa Schaefer's headstone.

 The finished product.

 

Me & My Siblings.

And I'm extra special and had one more day work free...since Tuesday's are my day off anyway.

Tuesday: Tyler's mom, Kim, had her dance recital and I went and helped out. Recital turned out fantastic. Here is a little clip of her awesome dancer's at her Lindon & Santaquin studio's gettin ready for the big event.

Girls Night.

THIS ONE'S FOR THE GIRLS

So I was up VERY late on Friday night...and got several early morning phone calls (coughdavecough) and texts on Saturday morning. Not a great way to start the day...I went shopping and to lunch with my mom and sister for wedding clothes. I FINALLY found a skirt...well still need to exchange it at the store for a better size, but hey...at least I got one. haha. By the time I got home I was beyond exhausted and did not really feel like going out. Its pretty rare for me to be home on the weekends and in all honesty, VERY STRANGE feeling. I had a great night though, Natalie and I spent the night chatting on my very comfy bed and we also watched Bride Wars. Such a fun movie. We did leave the house shortly though, to go get Roxberry Smoothies, because no girls night is complete without smoothies. We had fun...and I even am gonna go to bed at a somewhat reasonable hour! What a day...and completely boyless :)